In the Shang Kingdom, Han Yuanchang was negotiating with the Shang Kingdom on behalf of the Liu Kingdom.
But at the moment, Han Yuanchang encountered the biggest problem—the people on the Shang Kingdom's side seemed to have gone stupid. No matter how Han Yuanchang hinted, they insisted that 100,000 troops would be enough, not 300,000.
At this moment, Xu Ren once again said helplessly: "We don't have much savings now, and can only support 100,000 troops at most. Therefore, we must sell this Ziyan County at a good price. Prime Minister Han, our Shang Kingdom is fighting for the human race, can't you relax?"
Han Yuanchang also smiled bitterly: "We don't have much savings in the Liu Kingdom. During this period, the Liu Kingdom is undergoing reforms, and the country is carrying out infrastructure construction with huge investments. Now the treasury is empty. However, we can support your country's 300,000 troops."
Han Yuanchang really smiled bitterly, and this bitter smile was not fake. The difficulty of this negotiation was beyond Han Yuanchang's imagination. As for giving a large amount of money to the Shang Kingdom, it was even more impossible, as it would weaken the foundation of the Liu Kingdom.
The two sides discussed for a long time, and today's negotiations finally ended in a bad mood.
When Han Yuanchang returned to the embassy of the Kingdom of Liu, he received the newspaper and the instructions from His Majesty of the Kingdom of Liu. Looking at the newspaper of the Kingdom of Shang and the request of His Majesty of the Kingdom of Liu, Han Yuanchang's brows were about to be knotted.
But then a little worry and doubt came to my mind: What exactly is the Shang Kingdom going to do
While thinking, the next day came. On this morning, Han Yuanchang was cautious and did not start the negotiation immediately. Instead, he got a newspaper to read first.
The first few pages of the newspaper were still promoting the wealth, happiness, and power of the Shang Kingdom; but in the end, the topic changed to the justice of the human race, to unity, and to the Shang Kingdom's determination to fight against the demon race even if it meant watching the fall of the western front.
These words were so touching that even Han Yuanchang couldn't help but sigh after reading them: The Shang Dynasty was truly great!
But in the end, the newspaper singled out the Liu Kingdom as a negative example: The Kingdom of Shang asked the Liu Kingdom for help, hoping that the Liu Kingdom could support the northern battlefield. The Liu Kingdom's prime minister Han Yuanchang said: We are building our country, and the situation abroad has nothing to do with us; we in the Liu Kingdom are not willing to give a penny.
The Shang Kingdom expressed its willingness to use Ziyan County as collateral, but Han Yuanchang still disagreed, using the excuse of "empty treasury".
After Han Yuanchang finished reading the entire article, his face immediately darkened and he slammed the newspaper on the table. "Shang Kingdom, what a Shang Kingdom!"
The servants around did not dare to speak and stood far away.
After Han Yuanchang lost his temper, he finally calmed down and began to analyze what the Shang Kingdom was going to do!
"Retreat to advance?!" Han Yuanchang suddenly thought of this possibility. "Could it be that the Shang Kingdom has already won a decisive victory in the northern battlefield, but the news has been blocked? As for what the Shang Kingdom is doing now, it is just to create a positive and righteous image for itself, and to force the surrounding countries to rebel, so that the Shang Kingdom has an excuse to send troops? All of this is the Shang Kingdom's public opinion preparation for unifying the surrounding countries? "
Thinking of this, Han Yuanchang suddenly shuddered, and a trace of fear flashed in his eyes. But the next moment, Han Yuanchang frowned again, "If this is the case, why did the Shang Kingdom lose ground in the west? It is not impossible that the Shang Kingdom is now running out of energy! What a pity! What is the Shang Kingdom doing! There are too many mysteries and too little information! It is only now that we realize that the Shang Kingdom's control over speech and information is at its peak, and the outside world can hardly get any useful information! '